A total of 12 hot spots have been found in North St. Louis County, where nuclear waste was improperly stored in the 1960's and 70's
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/seven-more-nuclear-waste-hot-spots-found-in-north-st-louis-county-missouri-suburb/
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Bad Breath Troubles?
Bad breath (halitosis) affects how you feel about yourself, not to mention how others perceive you. Learn the causes and cures and get fresher breath, starting today.
From: http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/dont-let-bad-breath-trouble-your-pretty-smile?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mayo Clinic Minute: Biobank Patient Milestone
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFyTxJdZMpg
Straight Talk About Adult Braces
Thinking about braces? WebMD knows what it takes to get a straighter smile.
From: http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/straight-talk-about-braces-for-adults?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Can Local Honey Help My Allergies?
Some say a spoonful of honey makes the sneezing and sniffling symptoms of allergies go away. Here's what an expert says.
From: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/does-honey-help-prevent-allergies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New Mexico's annual tragedies: Dying cold, alone and drunk in a field
For one Navajo town, death rates from hypothermia are hundreds of times the national average; solutions are hard to come by
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcoholism-hypothermia-deadly-recurring-navajo-new-mexico/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcoholism-hypothermia-deadly-recurring-navajo-new-mexico/
IBS Linked to Low Vitamin D
About 8 in 10 people with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) also have low vitamin D levels, according to a small British study. WebMD has the details.
From: http://www.webmd.com/ibs/news/20151222/ibs-low-vitamin-d?src=RSS_PUBLIC
The Overdose Epidemic: Heroin and Prescription Drugs
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yU1uwWnlY8
Child Paralysis Cases Spiked During Virus Outbreak
But definitive cause of polio-like disease remains unproved, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20151222/child-paralysis-cases-spiked-during-virus-outbreak-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
More IVF Tries Improve Odds of Having a Baby
Some couples have success after six cycles or more, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20151222/more-ivf-tries-improve-odds-of-having-a-baby?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Moving, funny letter from young mom who died of cancer
"Take a few minutes each day to acknowledge the fragile adventure that is this crazy life," Heather McManamy wrote in viral Facebook post
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-mom-who-died-of-cancer-posts-moving-funny-letter/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-mom-who-died-of-cancer-posts-moving-funny-letter/
Should You Be Taking Aspirin Daily?
It’s cheap, available almost everywhere, and, according to some, a miracle drug. But should you pop an aspirin every day to stay healthy? WebMD has the details.
From: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20151222/daily-aspirin-heart-disease?src=RSS_PUBLIC
5 Things About Digestive Health
Doctors share with WebMD their top tips on lactose intolerance, IBS, and other common GI troubles.
From: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/5-things-digestive-problems?src=RSS_PUBLIC
USDA Shares 2015 Results: Building a Stronger Rural America through Partnership, Progress and Promise
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2015 – This year, millions of rural businesses and families were positively impacted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their products to tables domestically and abroad, build critical infrastructure in America’s rural areas, conserve our nation’s natural resources through long-lasting partnerships, and continuously work toward improving the lives of all Americans.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/12/0346.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/12/0346.xml&contentidonly=true
CBSN business headlines for Dec. 22, 2015
Chipotle suffers another outbreak of E. coli, BMW is fined $40 million for a failed Mini-Cooper recall and more
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/cbsn-business-headlines-for-dec-22-2015/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/cbsn-business-headlines-for-dec-22-2015/
Wellness trends to enhance your life in 2016
From seaweed to matcha to "sippable skincare" - new ways to boost your well-being in the year ahead
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wellness-trends-to-enhance-your-life-in-2016/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wellness-trends-to-enhance-your-life-in-2016/
Smoking, Drinking, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
How do smoking and drinking affect rheumatoid arthritis? WebMD explains.
From: http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/features/rheumatoid-arthritis-smoking-alcohol?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Smoke Weed in College, Your Grades May Go to Pot
Study links marijuana use to skipped classes, poorer academic performance
From: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20151222/smoke-weed-in-college-and-your-grades-may-go-to-pot?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Skin-to-Skin Contact May Lower Preemie Death Risk
Prolonged touching with mom in intensive care unit also reduced chances of blood infections
From: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/news/20151222/skin-to-skin-contact-may-lower-preemies-risk-of-death-review?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New study links tainted water, high lead levels in kids
"Everybody who drank this water or cooked with this water was exposed to lead"
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tainted-water-high-lead-levels-kids-flint-michigan/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tainted-water-high-lead-levels-kids-flint-michigan/
Who should take cholesterol-cutting statins? New advice
Certain age groups and risk factors may increase the need to take the heart drugs
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-should-take-cholesterol-cutting-statins-new-advice/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-should-take-cholesterol-cutting-statins-new-advice/
From seaweed to matcha, top wellness trends for 2016
Well + Good co-founders Melisse Gelula and Alexia Brue join “CBS This Morning”
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/from-seaweed-to-matcha-top-wellness-trends-for-2016/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/from-seaweed-to-matcha-top-wellness-trends-for-2016/
Does fewer PSA tests mean less prostate cancer?
It used to be that prostate cancer screening was routine for men over the age of 50. Positive results on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test would trigger a biopsy, and findings of cancer would lead almost inevitably to treatment.
But recently, the rate of PSA screening in the United States has fallen sharply — and the number of new cases of prostate cancer has dropped, too. That’s according to a pair of studies published together this past November in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The studies couldn’t prove that these two trends are causally related; however, the authors speculate that they are. That is, the drop in the number of new cases likely reflects declines in screening, rather than a drop in the number of men who actually have prostate cancer.
Like some other cancer screening tests, such as mammography for breast cancer, the PSA test has come under growing scrutiny. Experts say that it flags too many low-risk tumors that might never become harmful during a man’s lifetime. Treating those cancers can expose men to a needless risk of impotence, incontinence, and other side effects.
Why the numbers are dropping
In 2008, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), an influential volunteer panel of medical experts, came out against PSA screening in men older than 75. Then in 2012, they issued an updated recommendation against screening for all men, regardless of age, race, or family history. These recommendations are controversial. Even though many experts acknowledge the PSA test’s limitations, they worry that abandoning the PSA test altogether will boost diagnoses of late-stage tumors that may no longer be curable.
One of the newly published studies reviewed national PSA screening data collected between 2000 and 2013. Results showed that screening rates started falling in 2010, but only among men younger than 75, and especially within the 50-54 and 60-64 year age groups. The overall screening rate (for all men combined) fell from 36% to 31%.
The second study detected a similar drop in PSA screening rates — from 37.8% to 30.8% — as well as a 22% drop in new prostate cancer diagnoses. The authors of this study reviewed data maintained by the National Cancer Institute and found the number of diagnoses per 100,000 men ages 50 and older had fallen from 540.8 cases in 2008 to 416.2 cases in 2012. The biggest declines came after the USPSTF released a preliminary draft of its updated screening recommendations in October 2011.
“These are the first national, population-based data showing what appears to be an effect on prostate screening and diagnoses from the Task Force recommendations,” said Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, Ph.D., vice president of surveillance and health services research at the American Cancer Society, and a key author of the first study.
Don’t write off PSA screening just yet
In an accompanying editorial, Dr. David F. Penson, the chairman of urologic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, cautioned that the “pendulum” of popular opinion might be swinging too far away from screening. But rather than stopping screening altogether, Penson called for smarter, more targeted screening approaches directed mainly at men considered at high risk of developing prostate cancer.
“These new findings are an expected consequence of the Task Force’s conclusion that PSA testing probably causes more harm than good,” said Dr. Marc Garnick, the Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and editor in chief of HarvardProstateKnowledge.org. However, Dr. Garnick also called for better screening tests, acknowledging that the number of men presenting with more advanced prostate cancer is now likely to rise. “We also need studies that offer focused screening to those at potentially high risk of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer,” he said. “The research should test whether early treatment saves lives or decreases the rates of prostate cancer mortality. Until we have those data, the true effect of decreasing screening rates will remain unknown, and the debates about PSA testing will continue, with no clear answers in sight.”
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From: Charlie Schmidt http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/does-fewer-psa-tests-mean-less-prostate-cancer-201512228889
Sudden Cardiac Arrest May Not Be So Sudden
Study found symptoms showed up a month before attack in roughly half of all cases
From: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20151221/sudden-cardiac-arrest-may-not-be-so-sudden?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Signs of sudden cardiac arrest could show up early
New research finds sudden cardiac arrest isn’t so sudden
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/signs-of-sudden-cardiac-arrest-could-show-up-early/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/signs-of-sudden-cardiac-arrest-could-show-up-early/
Why I Give: Isabella’s Story
During the holiday season, the American Diabetes Association® encourages people to share their story on why they give. Whether it’s through local events, planned giving, annual donations or in memory of a loved one, these gifts go a long way in helping us save lives and continue the search for a cure.
The following are stories from a few of our generous supporters and organizations that have donated or fundraised on our behalf in 2015.
Oh, did I mention I’ve been living with type 1 diabetes since I was 8 years old? I will be celebrating my 13th birthday in January!
I enjoy attending the many different diabetes-related activities that the American Diabetes Association holds in my area through its program Family Link. That’s how I learned about Camp Colorado. All year long I look forward to attending this camp that has been created especially for kids like me. The staff and volunteers are great at teaching us the ways to manage our diabetes, like improving our ability to inject insulin and use our pumps and continuous glucose monitors, counting carbs and other important skills. My favorite part about Camp Colorado is being able to have so much fun with other kids who have diabetes and to feel “normal” for four days. I always feel more confident about managing my diabetes after I come home—I wish camp lasted longer than a week!
In addition to attending Camp Colorado, I also love participating in the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes® event with the Association’s Denver office because I get to have fun and help fight diabetes at the same time! As a Red Strider, Step Out gives me a chance to walk with other kids who have diabetes. It’s great to know that we are in this fight together and that diabetes can’t stop us. This year I raised $1,000! Next year I plan on creating a team and doubling that amount. When I get older I want to volunteer and participate in even more events like Step Out.
I live with this disease every single day of my life, 24/7! There’s no time off for good behavior and no vacation from testing. Even though I won’t let diabetes stop me from doing the things I love, it’s very hard to live with this disease. No one should have to live with it.
Fundraising is important to me because I want to see the end to this disease! I know the money I raise goes to fund research that has advanced the treatment of diabetes by leaps and bounds in the last decade. A lot more still needs to be done.
I will continue to step up my efforts until we Stop Diabetes®! The holidays are a great time to make a donation: What better gift to give someone you love who has diabetes than donating to help find a cure and make their life better in the meantime? I know I would rather have my friends and family give a gift to the Association than buy me another pair of jeans or CD!
We hope you’re inspired by Isabella’s story as much as we are. Please take a moment now to make generous year end gift to change the future of diabetes. Your donation no matter what size will help us fund cutting-edge research and also allow us to advocate for billions of dollars of federal government research and provide community-based programs to help people across the U.S. live healthier lives today.
Visit diabetes.org/donate to help make a difference.
From: Anna http://diabetesstopshere.org/2015/12/22/why-i-give-isabella/
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